CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 12

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 673

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 673, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to provide for the authorization and payment of claims against the State for judgments, settlements, and other miscellaneous payments.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure at the request of the Department of the Attorney General to include the following three claims:

(1) Colleton v. State of Hawaii $37,595.44

Civil No. 03-1-1657-08, First Circuit Settlement;

(2) Sakaguchi v. State of Hawaii, et al. $350,000.00

Civil 98-1640, First Circuit Settlement;

and

(3) Bacani v. Uchida, et al. $500,000.00

Civil No. 02-1-2099-09, First Circuit Settlement.

Your Committee on Conference has also amended this measure by providing the correct case number for Brub v. State of Hawaii, et al., Civil No. 03-1-0500-03.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 673, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 673, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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Sylvia Luke, Co-Chair

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Colleen Hanabusa, Chair

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Dwight Takamine, Co-Chair

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Brian T. Taniguchi, Co-Chair